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Central overview of network services, hardware, and infrastructure for rlab.uk

System Status: Work In Progress


The Genesis State is currently being defined. Automation via Ansible and Terraform is in active development. Expect broken links and "under construction" signs.


Introduction

Welcome to my Homelab documentation! This project serves as the Source of Truth for my personal network. While I primarily write this for my own sanity (future Ruben will thank current Ruben), I’m open to feedback and suggestions from the community.

The goal is a fully automated, Infrastructure as Code environment that can be destroyed and rebuilt with a single command.


Stack & Technologies

The following marquee represents the "Hardware and Software DNA" of the lab. This includes our Day 0 bootstrap tools and Day 1 production services.


Infrastructure Topology

The lab is divided into three distinct layers: Physical, Logical (Network), and Service.

1. Physical Layout

This diagram tracks the "bare metal" physical connections in the rack between the compute nodes and networking devices.

2. Network Map

This map outlines the VLAN structure, including the Site-to-Site VPN tunnels (using either WireGuard or NetBird) and the external VPS nodes that handle ingress traffic.

Physical Network


Virtual Network

3. Inventory & Virtualisation

Device Inventory